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Welcome to the CTC Blog! Here, you'll find the latest articles. Topics can include anything from program updates, educational resources, community events and more!
Therapeutic Play Groups are back!
Therapeutic play groups will begin again on January 7th from 6-7:30 pm. Our therapists are so excited to see you and have some fun! If you haven’t signed up yet, head to our website.
An SLP’s Reflection of the First Moments at Therapy and Fun
Are you interested in signing your child up for Therapy and Fun? Read about a speech therapist’s first moments at lats year’s Therapy and Fun.
Jibber-Jabbers Wanted: Encouraging Early Communication
You've heard it from Comprehensive Therapy Center before, and we're sure we'll never stop saying it! Children learn through play. The great thing about that is the opportunity it gives parents: we can use play to build language skills in beginning communicators and...
2019 Day of Caring: Capturing Our Story
Last Friday, we participated in the United Way’s Day of Caring, and we are absolutely convinced that West Michigan has the most caring, generous, and wonderful people around. There were more than 800 people who volunteered to join a non-profit for a day. We were...
How Volunteering for Therapy and Fun Inspired Me
Payton has been volunteering with CTC for seven years. She came on board as a Therapy and Fun volunteer and is now an intern at the office. She wanted to share with you her experience as a Therapy and Fun volunteer, and how it influenced and inspired her. If you...
Speech and Language At Home: Language Development
Communication and language skills are very important to a child’s overall development skills. Good communication and language skills allow children to engage in better education and socialization throughout their life. Communication refers to both speech, the verbal...
Speech and Language at Home: Phonological Awareness
Phonological awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of different sounds put together. Some phonological awareness skills are: Being able to pick out words that rhyme. Counting the number of syllables in a word. Determining if words begin/end with...
Vicki Can Help With "Mindful Stress Busters"
Vicki Jansma is a retired school social worker and a valuable member of the staff at CTC. Throughout her career she has watched young educators and school professionals burn out from the stress of their jobs. “Educators are under increasing pressure and...
Hot Off the Press: Hear Here 2018
Want to know what CTC has been up to in the last year? Our 2018 Hear Here newsletter is now available online! Check it out by clicking here. It includes: Community Benefits Therapy and Fun Outcomes Partnerships Programs Family Activities Homework Hints...
Speech and Language at Home: Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate sounds in spoken speech. Some phonemic awareness skills are: separating words into individual sounds, combining sounds together to make words, and adding, subtracting, or changing sounds in a word to create a...